Valentine's Day Canterbury Earthquake

David, a retail worker, mops up a bottle store in Sumner. RNZ / Katy Gosset

Liquefaction following Christchurch's 5.7 magnitude quake. RNZ / Conan Young

A man checks out the liquefaction following Christchurch's 5.7 magnitude quake. RNZ / Conan Young

Sumner cliff collapse. Photo supplied

Dozens of aftershocks occurred in the hours following the 5.7 quake - seen in orange. Geonet

Cliff collapse over the road on Wakefield Ave in Sumner just 100 metres from homes. RNZ / Conan Young

The view from Godley Head Track of a cliff collapsing near Sumner. RNZ/ Sally Murphy

The view from Godley Head Track of a cliff collapsing near Sumner. RNZ / Sally Murphy

The view from Godley Head Track of a cliff collapsing near Sumner. RNZ / Sally Murphy

A huge dust cloud follows the collapse of a cliff near Sumner. Photo by Carl Devereux

People on the beach at Sumner as a cliff collapses. Photo by Maree Munro

Dust rises seconds after a cliff collapsed near Sumner, in the 5.7 Christchurch quake. Photo by Marnie Kent

The quake caused a boulder on Godley Heads to break off and slip into the sea. RNZ / Sally Murphy

A car covered in debris following the 5.7 earthquake in Christchurch 14 February. RNZ / Conan Young

Liquefaction on Bower Avenue In North New Brighton/ Parklands. RNZ / Sally Murphy

Liquefaction on Bower Avenue In North New Brighton/ Parklands. RNZ / Sally Murphy